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New Zealand women's national field hockey team

December 08, 2023

The New Zealand women's national field hockey team is also known as the Black Sticks Women. The team's best performances include a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, a third placing at the 2011 Champions Trophy, and fourth placings at the 1986 World Cup, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics. As of December 2017, the team ranks fourth on the International Hockey Federation (FIH) world rankings.

New Zealand
Nickname(s)Vantage Black Sticks
AssociationNew Zealand Hockey Federation
ConfederationOHF (Oceania)
Head CoachPhil Burrows
Assistant coach(es)Bryce Collins
Shea McAleese
Verity Sharland
ManagerDenise Leggat
CaptainMegan Hull
Olivia Merry
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 9 (2 December 2023)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances8 (first in 1984)
Best result4th (2012, 2016)
World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1983)
Best result4th (1986)
Oceania Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1999)
Best result1st (2007, 2009, 2011, 2019)

Tournament records edit

FIH Pro League[5]
Year Finals Host city Position
2019   Amstelveen, Netherlands 6th
2020–21 N/A 6th
2021–22 N/A Withdrew
2022–23 N/A 8th

Team edit

Current squad edit

The following players were named in the Black Sticks squad for the 2023 test series against the United States in Charlotte, North Carolina.[10]

The remainder of the national squad follows, including players on both international and event contracts.[11]

All caps and goals current as of 13 August 2023, after the match against Australia.

Test Series Squad edit

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
15 GK Grace O'Hanlon (1992-09-10) 10 September 1992 (age 31) 102 0   Hauraki Mavericks
38 GK Kirsten Nation (1995-12-23) 23 December 1995 (age 27) 1 0   Southern Alpiners
5 DF Frances Davies (1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 (age 27) 115 2   Klein Zwitserland
11 DF Casey Crowley (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 25) 18 0   Central Falcons
16 DF Elizabeth Thompson (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 (age 28) 213 12   Hauraki Mavericks
17 DF Stephanie Dickins (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 (age 28) 64 6   Northern Tridents
20 DF Megan Hull (captain) (1996-05-12) 12 May 1996 (age 27) 73 6   Central Falcons
26 DF Kaitlin Cotter (2001-11-14) 14 November 2001 (age 22) 29 4   Canberra Chill
1 MF Tarryn Davey (1996-02-29) 29 February 1996 (age 27) 97 3   Klein Zwitserland
2 MF Olivia Shannon (2001-05-23) 23 May 2001 (age 22) 69 13   Central Falcons
13 MF Samantha Child (1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 (age 32) 265 8   Midlands
22 MF Katie Doar (2001-09-11) 11 September 2001 (age 22) 57 2   Canberra Chill
28 MF Hannah Gravenall (1988-11-15) 15 November 1988 (age 35) 0 0   HC Melbourne
33 MF Julia King (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 30) 135 9   Adelaide Fire
4 FW Olivia Merry (captain) (1992-03-16) 16 March 1992 (age 31) 275 124   Southern Alpiners
6 FW Hope Ralph (2000-04-14) 14 April 2000 (age 23) 45 8   Central Falcons
21 FW Alia Jaques (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 (age 28) 34 4   Hauraki Mavericks
32 FW Rose Tynan (1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 (age 26) 27 4   Northern Tridents
36 FW Anna Willocks (1996-12-29) 29 December 1996 (age 26) 4 0   Canterbury
40 FW Petrea Neal (1988-03-30) 30 March 1988 (age 35) 152 38   North Harbour

International Contracts edit

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
10 GK Brooke Roberts (1995-02-16) 16 February 1995 (age 28) 33 0   Northern Tridents
8 FW Hannah Cotter (2003-07-15) 15 July 2003 (age 20) 19 5   HC Melbourne
27 FW Holly Pearson (1998-09-07) 7 September 1998 (age 25) 31 1   North Harbour

Event contracts edit

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
34 DF Tayla White (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 27) 20 1   Hauraki Mavericks
18 DF Anna Crowley (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 23) 17 0   Southern Alpiners
42 DF Isabella Gill (2001-05-18) 18 May 2001 (age 22) 0 0   Adelaide Fire

Recent call-ups edit

The following players have received call-ups in the last 12 months:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Paige Blake (2003-07-17) 17 July 2003 (age 20) 3 0   North Harbour v.   Australia; 30 April 2023
DF Leah Butt (1996-09-01) 1 September 1996 (age 27) 5 0   Southern Alpiners v.   Australia; 30 April 2023
DF Riana Pho (2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 (age 18) 10 0   Wellington v.   Germany; 28 June 2023
MF Emma Findlay (2004-04-22) 22 April 2004 (age 19) 8 0   Waikato v.   Netherlands; 27 June 2023
MF Aniwaka Haumaha RET (1989-04-22) 22 April 1989 (age 34) 85 0   Central Falcons v.   Australia; 30 April 2023
MF Ella Hyatt-Brown (1997-11-04) 4 November 1997 (age 26) 5 0   Northern Tridents v.   Australia; 15 May 2022
MF Alexandra Lukin (1997-05-29) 29 May 1997 (age 26) 18 1   Hauraki Mavericks v.   United States; 25 February 2023
MF Tessa Jopp (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 28) 48 2   Southern Alpiners v.   China; 26 February 2023
MF Tessa Reid (2003-08-25) 25 August 2003 (age 20) 4 0   Canterbury v.   Australia; 30 April 2023
FW Madison Doar (1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 (age 24) 47 6   Canberra Chill v.   Germany; 28 June 2023
FW Tyler Lench (1997-06-08) 8 June 1997 (age 26) 23 1   Northern Tridents v.   Germany; 28 June 2023
FW Kelsey Smith (1994-08-11) 11 August 1994 (age 29) 112 15   Central Falcons v.   Australia; 13 August 2023

Records edit

Highest Capped Players[12]
Rank Player Games
1 Stacey Michelsen 296
2 Olivia Merry 275
3 Emily Gaddum 274
4 Anita McLaren 271
5 Samantha Child 265
6 Kayla Whitelock 256
7 Gemma McCaw 250
8 Suzie Muirhead 238
9 Charlotte Harrison 222
10 Krystal Forgesson 220

Notable players edit

Results edit

Past results edit

Fixtures and Results edit

USA Test Series edit

9 December 2023 Test Match United States   v   New Zealand Charlotte, United States
14:00 Report Stadium: UNC Charlotte
10 December 2023 Test Match United States   v   New Zealand Charlotte, United States
14:00 Report Stadium: UNC Charlotte

FIH Olympic Qualifiers edit

13 January 2024 Pool B New Zealand   v   Italy Ranchi, India
17:00 Report Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium
14 January 2024 Pool B New Zealand   v   India Ranchi, India
19:30 Report Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium
16 January 2024 Pool B United States   v   New Zealand Ranchi, India
17:00 Report Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium
18 January 2024 Crossover/Semi-final New Zealand   v TBD Ranchi, India
TBD Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium
19 January 2024 Ranking Match TBD v   New Zealand Ranchi, India
TBD Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium

FIH Nations Cup edit

Fixtures TBD.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Home – FIH".
  3. ^ "Home – FIH".
  4. ^ "Home – FIH".
  5. ^ "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". FIH. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Home – FIH".
  7. ^ "Home – FIH".
  8. ^ . Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Home – FIH".
  10. ^ "VANTAGE BLACK STICKS HEAD STATE-SIDE FOR CRUCIAL QUALIFYING PREP". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  11. ^ "VANTAGE BLACK STICKS ANNOUNCE SQUADS AHEAD OF CRUCIAL QUALIFIER". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  12. ^ "New Zealand Hockey Representatives – Women" (PDF). New Zealand Hockey Federation.
  13. ^ "New Zealand Goal Scorers – Women" (PDF). New Zealand Hockey Federation.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • FIH profile

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The New Zealand women s national field hockey team is also known as the Black Sticks Women The team s best performances include a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games a third placing at the 2011 Champions Trophy and fourth placings at the 1986 World Cup 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics As of December 2017 the team ranks fourth on the International Hockey Federation FIH world rankings New ZealandNickname s Vantage Black SticksAssociationNew Zealand Hockey FederationConfederationOHF Oceania Head CoachPhil BurrowsAssistant coach es Bryce CollinsShea McAleeseVerity SharlandManagerDenise LeggatCaptainMegan HullOlivia MerryHomeAwayFIH rankingCurrent9 2 December 2023 1 Olympic GamesAppearances8 first in 1984 Best result4th 2012 2016 World CupAppearances9 first in 1983 Best result4th 1986 Oceania CupAppearances11 first in 1999 Best result1st 2007 2009 2011 2019 Contents 1 Tournament records 2 Team 2 1 Current squad 2 1 1 Test Series Squad 2 1 2 International Contracts 2 1 3 Event contracts 2 2 Recent call ups 2 3 Records 2 4 Notable players 3 Results 3 1 Past results 3 2 Fixtures and Results 3 2 1 USA Test Series 3 2 2 FIH Olympic Qualifiers 3 2 3 FIH Nations Cup 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksTournament records editWorld Cup 2 Year Host city Position1983 nbsp Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 7th1986 nbsp Amsterdam Netherlands 4th1990 nbsp Sydney Australia 7th1998 nbsp Utrecht Netherlands 6th2002 nbsp Perth Australia 11th2010 nbsp Rosario Argentina 7th2014 nbsp The Hague Netherlands 5th2018 nbsp London England 11th2022 nbsp Terrassa Spain nbsp Amstelveen Netherlands 5thChampions Trophy 3 Year Host city Position1987 nbsp Amstelveen Netherlands 6th1999 nbsp Brisbane Australia 5th2000 nbsp Amstelveen Netherlands 6th2001 nbsp Amstelveen Netherlands 5th2002 nbsp Macau China 5th2004 nbsp Rosario Argentina 6th2006 nbsp Amstelveen Netherlands 6th2010 nbsp Nottingham England 5th2011 nbsp Amstelveen Netherlands 3rd2012 nbsp Rosario Argentina 6th2014 nbsp Mendoza Argentina 4th2016 nbsp London United Kingdom 6thWorld League 4 Year Round Host city Position2012 13 Semi final nbsp Rotterdam Netherlands 4thFinal nbsp San Miguel de Tucuman Argentina 5th2014 15 Semi final nbsp Antwerp Belgium 4thFinal nbsp Rosario Argentina 2nd2016 17 Semi finals nbsp Brussels Belgium 3rdFinal nbsp Auckland New Zealand 2ndFIH Pro League 5 Year Finals Host city Position2019 nbsp Amstelveen Netherlands 6th2020 21 N A 6th2021 22 N A Withdrew2022 23 N A 8th Olympic Games 6 Year Host city Position1980 nbsp Moscow Soviet Union N A1984 nbsp Los Angeles United States 6th1992 nbsp Barcelona Spain 8th2000 nbsp Sydney Australia 6th2004 nbsp Athens Greece 6th2008 nbsp Beijing China 12th2012 nbsp London United Kingdom 4th2016 nbsp Rio de Janeiro Brazil 4th2020 nbsp Tokyo Japan 8thCommonwealth Games 7 Year Host city Position1998 nbsp Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 3rd2002 nbsp Manchester England 4th2006 nbsp Melbourne Australia 3rd2010 nbsp New Delhi India 2nd2014 nbsp Glasgow Scotland 3rd2018 nbsp Gold Coast Australia 1st2022 nbsp Birmingham England 4thOceania Cup 8 Year Host city Position1999 nbsp Sydney Australia 2nd2001 nbsp Auckland New Zealand 2nd2003 nbsp Melbourne Australia nbsp Auckland New Zealand 2nd2005 nbsp Sydney Australia nbsp Auckland New Zealand 2nd2007 nbsp Buderim Australia 1st2009 nbsp Invercargill New Zealand 1st2011 nbsp Hobart Australia 1st2013 nbsp Stratford New Zealand 2nd2015 nbsp Stratford New Zealand 2nd2017 nbsp Sydney Australia 2nd2019 nbsp Rockhampton Australia 1st2023 nbsp Whangarei New Zealand 2ndChampions Challenge I 9 Year Host city Position2003 nbsp Catania Italy 4th2005 nbsp Virginia Beach United States 1st2007 nbsp Baku Azerbaijan 5th2009 nbsp Cape Town South Africa 1stTeam editCurrent squad edit The following players were named in the Black Sticks squad for the 2023 test series against the United States in Charlotte North Carolina 10 The remainder of the national squad follows including players on both international and event contracts 11 All caps and goals current as of 13 August 2023 after the match against Australia Test Series Squad edit No Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club15 GK Grace O Hanlon 1992 09 10 10 September 1992 age 31 102 0 nbsp Hauraki Mavericks38 GK Kirsten Nation 1995 12 23 23 December 1995 age 27 1 0 nbsp Southern Alpiners5 DF Frances Davies 1996 10 18 18 October 1996 age 27 115 2 nbsp Klein Zwitserland11 DF Casey Crowley 1998 01 21 21 January 1998 age 25 18 0 nbsp Central Falcons16 DF Elizabeth Thompson 1994 12 08 8 December 1994 age 28 213 12 nbsp Hauraki Mavericks17 DF Stephanie Dickins 1995 01 09 9 January 1995 age 28 64 6 nbsp Northern Tridents20 DF Megan Hull captain 1996 05 12 12 May 1996 age 27 73 6 nbsp Central Falcons26 DF Kaitlin Cotter 2001 11 14 14 November 2001 age 22 29 4 nbsp Canberra Chill1 MF Tarryn Davey 1996 02 29 29 February 1996 age 27 97 3 nbsp Klein Zwitserland2 MF Olivia Shannon 2001 05 23 23 May 2001 age 22 69 13 nbsp Central Falcons13 MF Samantha Child 1991 12 07 7 December 1991 age 32 265 8 nbsp Midlands22 MF Katie Doar 2001 09 11 11 September 2001 age 22 57 2 nbsp Canberra Chill28 MF Hannah Gravenall 1988 11 15 15 November 1988 age 35 0 0 nbsp HC Melbourne33 MF Julia King 1992 12 08 8 December 1992 age 30 135 9 nbsp Adelaide Fire4 FW Olivia Merry captain 1992 03 16 16 March 1992 age 31 275 124 nbsp Southern Alpiners6 FW Hope Ralph 2000 04 14 14 April 2000 age 23 45 8 nbsp Central Falcons21 FW Alia Jaques 1995 05 20 20 May 1995 age 28 34 4 nbsp Hauraki Mavericks32 FW Rose Tynan 1997 03 20 20 March 1997 age 26 27 4 nbsp Northern Tridents36 FW Anna Willocks 1996 12 29 29 December 1996 age 26 4 0 nbsp Canterbury40 FW Petrea Neal 1988 03 30 30 March 1988 age 35 152 38 nbsp North HarbourInternational Contracts edit No Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club10 GK Brooke Roberts 1995 02 16 16 February 1995 age 28 33 0 nbsp Northern Tridents8 FW Hannah Cotter 2003 07 15 15 July 2003 age 20 19 5 nbsp HC Melbourne27 FW Holly Pearson 1998 09 07 7 September 1998 age 25 31 1 nbsp North HarbourEvent contracts edit No Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club34 DF Tayla White 1996 11 08 8 November 1996 age 27 20 1 nbsp Hauraki Mavericks18 DF Anna Crowley 2000 02 08 8 February 2000 age 23 17 0 nbsp Southern Alpiners42 DF Isabella Gill 2001 05 18 18 May 2001 age 22 0 0 nbsp Adelaide FireRecent call ups edit The following players have received call ups in the last 12 months Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club Latest call upDF Paige Blake 2003 07 17 17 July 2003 age 20 3 0 nbsp North Harbour v nbsp Australia 30 April 2023DF Leah Butt 1996 09 01 1 September 1996 age 27 5 0 nbsp Southern Alpiners v nbsp Australia 30 April 2023DF Riana Pho 2005 05 05 5 May 2005 age 18 10 0 nbsp Wellington v nbsp Germany 28 June 2023MF Emma Findlay 2004 04 22 22 April 2004 age 19 8 0 nbsp Waikato v nbsp Netherlands 27 June 2023MF Aniwaka Haumaha RET 1989 04 22 22 April 1989 age 34 85 0 nbsp Central Falcons v nbsp Australia 30 April 2023MF Ella Hyatt Brown 1997 11 04 4 November 1997 age 26 5 0 nbsp Northern Tridents v nbsp Australia 15 May 2022MF Alexandra Lukin 1997 05 29 29 May 1997 age 26 18 1 nbsp Hauraki Mavericks v nbsp United States 25 February 2023MF Tessa Jopp 1995 06 18 18 June 1995 age 28 48 2 nbsp Southern Alpiners v nbsp China 26 February 2023MF Tessa Reid 2003 08 25 25 August 2003 age 20 4 0 nbsp Canterbury v nbsp Australia 30 April 2023FW Madison Doar 1999 06 29 29 June 1999 age 24 47 6 nbsp Canberra Chill v nbsp Germany 28 June 2023FW Tyler Lench 1997 06 08 8 June 1997 age 26 23 1 nbsp Northern Tridents v nbsp Germany 28 June 2023FW Kelsey Smith 1994 08 11 11 August 1994 age 29 112 15 nbsp Central Falcons v nbsp Australia 13 August 2023Records edit Highest Capped Players 12 Rank Player Games1 Stacey Michelsen 2962 Olivia Merry 2753 Emily Gaddum 2744 Anita McLaren 2715 Samantha Child 2656 Kayla Whitelock 2567 Gemma McCaw 2508 Suzie Muirhead 2389 Charlotte Harrison 22210 Krystal Forgesson 220 Highest Goal Scorers 13 Rank Player Goals1 Olivia Merry 1242 Anita McLaren 1053 Krystal Forgesson 77Katie Glynn5 Gemma McCaw 726 Charlotte Harrison 657 Kayla Whitelock 638 Niniwa Roberts 479 Samantha Harrison 4210 Suzie Muirhead 41Notable players edit Olivia Merry Katie Glynn Christine Arthur Helen Clarke Suzie Muirhead Mary Clinton Anna Lawrence Mandy Smith Charlotte HarrisonResults editPast results edit New Zealand women s national field hockey team results 2011 15 New Zealand women s national field hockey team results 2016 20 Fixtures and Results edit USA Test Series edit United States nbsp v nbsp New Zealand 9 December 2023 Test MatchUnited States nbsp v nbsp New ZealandCharlotte United States14 00 Report Stadium UNC Charlotte United States nbsp v nbsp New Zealand 10 December 2023 Test MatchUnited States nbsp v nbsp New ZealandCharlotte United States14 00 Report Stadium UNC Charlotte FIH Olympic Qualifiers edit New Zealand nbsp v nbsp Italy 13 January 2024 Pool BNew Zealand nbsp v nbsp ItalyRanchi India17 00 Report Stadium Jaipal Singh Stadium New Zealand nbsp v nbsp India 14 January 2024 Pool BNew Zealand nbsp v nbsp IndiaRanchi India19 30 Report Stadium Jaipal Singh Stadium United States nbsp v nbsp New Zealand 16 January 2024 Pool BUnited States nbsp v nbsp New ZealandRanchi India17 00 Report Stadium Jaipal Singh Stadium New Zealand nbsp v TBD 18 January 2024 Crossover Semi finalNew Zealand nbsp vTBDRanchi IndiaTBD Stadium Jaipal Singh Stadium TBD v nbsp New Zealand 19 January 2024 Ranking MatchTBDv nbsp New ZealandRanchi IndiaTBD Stadium Jaipal Singh Stadium FIH Nations Cup edit Fixtures TBD See also editNew Zealand men s national field hockey team New Zealand women s national under 21 field hockey teamReferences edit FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings FIH 2 December 2023 Retrieved 2 December 2023 Home FIH Home FIH Home FIH FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League FIH 28 July 2017 Retrieved 4 September 2019 Home FIH Home FIH Oceania Cup Hockey Australia Archived from the original on 11 January 2017 Retrieved 11 June 2019 Home FIH VANTAGE BLACK STICKS HEAD STATE SIDE FOR CRUCIAL QUALIFYING PREP blacksticksnz co nz New Zealand Hockey Federation 25 November 2023 Retrieved 28 November 2023 VANTAGE BLACK STICKS ANNOUNCE SQUADS AHEAD OF CRUCIAL QUALIFIER blacksticksnz co nz New Zealand Hockey Federation 11 October 2023 Retrieved 6 November 2023 New Zealand Hockey Representatives Women PDF New Zealand Hockey Federation New Zealand Goal Scorers Women PDF New Zealand Hockey Federation External links editOfficial website FIH profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New Zealand women 27s national field hockey team amp oldid 1187297385, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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